Copper Room

Since Takapuna branch has been doing pretty good in the first month of opening, we decided that we should go out celebrate. So, last night we went for dinner at Shahi Cafe - an indian cuisine in Milford. I had Sea Chess - it's the name of the dish which was a comination of seafood, fish, calamari, spice & herbs and tamarind sauce. I had no confident when I made the order since I had bad experience with Indian food before, but the dish turned out over and above expectation. I give it 4.5 rating out of 5.

Straight after dinner, we headed off to Copper Room. It's a pub/restaurant down at Takapuna beach. It's a place that reflects Kiwi culture. Everything has some element of Kiwiana, from the food right down to the music.
Tuesday night is quiz night. Each team put forward their preferred name and a type of question they think they have best knowledge of. Some questions I wouldn't have a clue of, especially when it comes to music and artist names, it can be as old as before I was born.
However, we did pretty good, our team came third and was given 5 free glass of wine vouchers.
One of the questions I was most interested in was "Which nation am I? I am in Central America and have the third largest economy in the region. I am the only place where Golden Frogs live and rainy season runs from May through November". See if you can answer this question without googling!

Overall, it was a fun night.

The Moment of Truth

It's the title of an American reality TV show, airing every Friday night. Contestant has to honestly answer to the host's questions in exchange for rewards of cash starting from 10k to 200k. He or she was tested prior to the show. Polygraph had been placed on the contestant. However, result was not known until the selected questions were repeated on the contestant on the TV show.

The 10k - 25k questions are pretty straight forward. When it comes to 200k, the questions get really personal. So, it's like airing your dirty laundry in public. It's such a shame. I guess one of the contestant might end up getting divorce with her husband after the show because of the truth she revealed.

I believe everyone has their own secrets. Some truth which exposed could ruin relationship between you and your loved ones would be better left unsaid and should be locked in a safe place. Feel free to bash me up if you disagree!

The Rule of Food Handling, the famous 4Cs

I've been cutting myself some slacks on updating this blog. This is probably a good time to put something on since it's queen's birthday long weekend this week.

Ok, has it ever crossed your mind that if you do not handle what you put in your mouth properly, you can get stomach bugs, which can lead to diarrhea? there you go, guess not.

So here is the famous 4Cs rule of food handling:

-Clean
-Cook
-Cover and
-Chill

So, dont leave your food in limbo if you have some left-over, put the plastic wrap on or get some covers and throw them in the fridge.

Remember, only reheat your food once. If you can not finish after the first reheat, chuck them out.

Need more info? visit http://www.foodsafe.org/

cambodia trip 2007

it's the first time to go on this 180m high ballon ride in SR, the view was great eventhough it was just a short ride..money well spent!!

land and property dealing in phnom penh is really hot at the moment, so it's a good idea to get a plot or two of your own though some properties are far beyond the price you can afford..

traffic is getting worse compare with last year, this city actually needs new infrastructure, the government should introduce public transports to lessen the traffic and plus help save gas emission!!

however, there are many positive things in phom penh for the past few years..so it's not all bad.

It's already September

Nothing new to update but just feel compelling to write something..well, first of all, there are a few pictures of a friend's wedding while on Melbourne trip. Will put them up in just a few minutes.

Secondly, there was a lunar eclipse on the night of Tuesday the 28th of August. This is a rare phenomenon and it wont happen again for like another 7 years??

According to a local papers, this occurs whenever the moon passes through some portion of the earth's shadow and when the sun, the earth and the moon are aligned exactly with the earth in the middle and it can only happen on a full moon.

The moon turned blood red at about 10 pm. It was amazingly scary..

Ticket to Srok Khmer

I almost can not believe myself, I have already purchased air ticket home. The trip is not until december which is almost 4 months away but the airfare has been paid for in full...hope it doesnt sound like i'm too desperate hehe..that is not like me at all..i have always been a procrastinator, usually do things in the last minute..take last year as an example, i only decided to pay for the ticket a week before the departure date somehow it costed me arms and legs & ended up paying around five hundred bucks higher than the usual fare.

However, the real reason of me being an early bird is that singapore airline has got special sales starting since July up until 16th August which was yesterday and there is a catch, you would have to pay by the 16th as well..so, it doesnt really change the fact that i am still a pro. .,,this has become a habit ingrained in me....i have always determined to change but sometimes it's easier said than done...i hope i am not in this alone :)

Anyways, can't wait for december to come...have been enduring the cold dry freezing weather for just more than four months now, so much so that it would be extremely good to be able to enjoy the humid sweaty tropical weather of Cambodia and oh there is a best friend's wedding to go to while in srok khmer,,i guess it is a good time to catch up with old friends back from highschool and uni and plus back home to eat mom's home cook meals...so, what more could i ask for @_@

Melbourne Trip

Melbourne Melbourne ...a metropolitan of downunder, upon set foot on this city you'll find it no different than other western cities,,,but i guess the one unique thing about this city is how the CBD has been designed with sky rise builidings built along side Yara river.

When you stroll along the river, especially before dusk, you feel as if you are stress free and want to come back again and again..

When you take holiday, you have to be prepared for the consequences....i.e., the quirky feeling when you come back to work...you're sitting in the office but your mind is flying around or should i say back to work blue..it would take a while to get back to before-the-holiday-mood..

The 12th day of June 2007

I've been meaning to get this blog up and running for quite sometime, but just could not find the time to do it.

So now here I am, having my own blog :) well, not sure if I will come back and post things up after tonight ... but will try to make it happen at least perhaps once a week???

Have just seen this show on TV3, Downsize Me, this lady who has been a vegeterian her entire life had signed up to be on the show. She started off with 76 kg something and managed to lose about 6 kg towards the end of the programme. Good on her!! Love the phrase "When vegeterian gone bad" said by the host. When you hear someone is a vegeterian, you're sort of under the impression that they should be slim & healthy. But that is not entirely true and it depends on individual's choice of lifestyle as well.

People need to distinguish between losing fat and losing muscle when it comes to losing weight. Those who are trying to work the extra kilos off need to make sure they get enough protein intake & intense exercise to retain body muscle.

I know I should have worked out more after seeing this show,,,BUT after a full on day at work you just dont have the energy to jump on the gear... oh well,,